“One thing most people don’t know is that our [social] programs don’t work,” says Senior Fellow Ron Haskins in this podcast about how the Obama administration is starting to create a “culture of evidence” for the design and evaluation of government programs. Haskins says this will increase equality of opportunity in America and save money.
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Ron Haskins
Ron Haskins
Senior Fellow Emeritus
- Economic Studies
December 5, 2014